linked open data at saam: past, present, future
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Linked Open Data at SAAM Past, Present, and Future
October 3, 2016
Sara Snyder, ChiefRichard Brassell, Digital EngineerMedia and Technology Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum
SAAM LOD: Past2012-13 – Partnered with ISI to map
SAAM’s object & artist data to RDF and create linked data
2014 –Finalized LOD URIs made public on Smithsonian-hosted triple store
2015-16 – Mellon Foundation & IMLS Leadership grants fund the AAC
SAAM LOD: PresentAre we really getting the maximum
use out of LOD that we could?
How can LOD publishing be integrated into larger organizational goals:• Platform modernization• Open access for researchers• Findability and SEO• Reusable, flexible solutions• Efficient workflows
SAAM LOD: Future
More open data types and formats• Beyond accessioned objects, publishing curatorial &
educational information• Raw data exports hosted on GitHub
Better use of existing open data• Leveraging LOD for in-house applications and websites• Integrating semantic data/relationships into an API layer• Stronger effort into semantic webpage metadata
(Schema.org)• Bot-powered updates into Wikidata